League Board approves National League fixtures

Board chairman and Fiji FA Vice President, Mr Yogeshwar Singh said the opening round next weekend will see all neighbouring districts battle against each other.#He said the districts wanted to play closer to home in the opening round and all teams agreed to play their neighbours.#“In our meeting the districts decided to play their neighbours as it’s early in the season and expenses in the opening round is a factor for most districts.”# “We took in consideration the plight of the districts as we understand the districts will not have to pay more for travelling and other expenses.”#He said fans should expect a lot of fireworks in the first round as all teams are preparing well and will have a lot in-store for their fans.#“Ofcourse when the neighbouring districts clash, there is a lot of rivalry and solid competition. The Ba vs Lautoka and Rewa vs Suva games should bring a lot of crowd. The same can be said for the Nadi vs Nadroga game as well.”# “Let’s not write off Dreketi, they really played well in the IDC and they are playing Labasa which is also an interesting match, “said Singh.#In the first round on Saturday 13th of February will see Labasa playing Dreketi at 1.30pm while at 3pm Ba will take on Lautoka at Govind Park in Ba.#On Sunday 14th of February arch rivals Rewa and Suva will clash at Ratu Cakobau Park at 3pm while Nadi will host Nadroga at Prince Charles Park at 3pm.# #National League 2016 (Round 1)#13 February 2016#Subrail Park, Labasa#1.30pm Labasa/Dreketi#Govind Park, Ba#3.00pm Lautoka/Ba#14 February 2016#Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori#3.00pm Suva/Rewa#Prince Charles Park, Nadi#3.00pm Nadi/Nadroga#National League 2016 (Round 2)#19 February 2016#ANZ Stadium, Suva#7.30pm Suva/Dreketi#20 February 2016#Prince Charles Park#3.00pm Lautoka/Nadi#21 February 2016#Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori#3.00pm Rewa/Deketi#Govind Park, Ba#3.00pm Ba/Nadroga#National League 2016 (Round 3)#27 February 2016#Subrail Park, Labasa#1.30pm Labasa/Ba#ANZ Stadium, Suva#7.00pm Suva/Nadi#28 February 2016#Subrail Park, Labasa#3.00pm Dreketi/Ba#Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori#3.00pm Rewa/Nadroga

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Fiji was among the founding members of OFC along with Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. The nation of around 800,000 has traditionally been one of Oceania best performers – second only to New Zealand in the FIFA rankings for men. The Fiji Football Association (FFA) nurtures hopes of one day toppling the giants in Oceania and qualifying for a FIFA finals competition.